Meaning of innkeeperess | Babel Free

Definitions

A female innkeeper.

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Examples

“[…]; felt uneasy, and still more so when the inkeeperess pulled my beard and was complimentary.”

“Between this individual and the crowd—among which John recognized the innkeeperess in a clean apron—were John’s three tormentors of the night before, looking hangdog between two large Dilbians carrying axes over their shoulders.”

“[…] when he hears of Guzman’s mishap, mortifyingly roars with laughter, revealing soon afterwards that the occasion is not the boy’s discomfiture, but a practical joke subsequently played on the innkeeperess which has effectively avenged him.”

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